the bradlee may have somehow missed a beat off their line. f might have come off as scott fitzgerald, but that would have been inappropriate. there was nothing fictional about then. personality, his accomplishments, his instincts, and his love for everything in life. there are so many stories about then and we have been hearing about them this morning. was in the late 60's or early 70's, he joined a softball team. he immediately had a sharp hit to right field. he noticed the right fielder was not hustling, so, stretching a single into a double, and

sliding in. ben with a killer smile on his face as he raised a fist in triumph. i watched all of this and thought, maybe i should have gone. because i possible was being raised at a time and a wase when we thought ramen able in the rodeo. there was no crown and shield. the end of his life and the end of the days we spent together, for me, it was just enough to know him and to love him. to his family, i want to say, we share your solid -- your sorrow and your pride. a common source of all that was, his love in his heart for

journalism, his style, his character, and as i came to know and get his deep love of his country. -- his deep love of his country. when benarried -- 1960, hey mother, by was at the center of the vortex with his ruthless teasing and his amazing tolerance for helping out with homework.

at 6:00 p.m. sharp, he would doorle through the front and the whole household would come to meet him. the poem i will read was his favorite. we think he may have first heard this lying on his back any 14, had arrived -- paralyzed by polio. the last line was often spoken to us in the family, as an acclamation of somebody he admired, like a plumber in the next room fixing the sake. then was stopped in his tracks by anyone who was the captain of his soul. me,of the night that covers

i think whatever gods may be for my incomparable soul. in the clutch of circumstance, i have not winced nor cried aloud under the bludgeoning of chance, my head is bloody but unbowed. tears, ats place of the horror of the shade, the find and the year's shall find me unafraid. it matters not how strait the the, have charged punishment is, i am the master of my fate. i am the captain of my soul.

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>> good afternoon and thank you all for coming. i am ben bradlee junior, and i am proud to be his namesake. of my father is a bit on the traumatic side. it was june 1951, when i was not quite three years old, and he threw me in the summing pool out of the blue, and he would give me a leg up on learning how to swim. there were no flirty -- flowed -- floaties in those days. i was gulping for air. he casually scooped me up, he mused, as i recall, by the entire scene. it was an act of tough love, i think. [laughter]

this happened aboard an ocean liner as we sailed from new york to paris, where dad was embarking on a new career. four years later, my parents were divorced and my mother and i returned to the u.s. and settled in boston. dad came back to washington as bureau chief from newsweek and joined the post in 1965. he remarried and i began a d.c.ne of coming down to for visits, mostly in the summer, where i would often stay for several weeks at a time, hanging out with his new wife's four children from her first marriage. these were my new stepbrother anstey -- three stepsisters. him duringee much of this time because like many men of his generation, he was consumed by making his bones professionally. he worked long hours well into

the night. the story then. in the years after i graduated dad made up for long absences when i was young and we reconnected, making up for lost time. in 1971, when i was in the peace corps in afghanistan, he flew to the other side of the world to visit me. when my first child was born in in 1981, heary day came up to boston and delighted in holding young greta bradley in his arms and he pointed out what he claimed were various bradlee features on the face of this grandchild. not long after that, i took greta to washington for a visit. dad wanted to take marked on a personal tour of the monument, so they ventured out with the

ben wanted wanted -- to push the stroll. said, i know he what you're thinking, that i am the father of the baby and a dirty old man. but he stared right back at them with a big smile of his own, content to leave the impression that he was perfectly capable of fathering a child, thank you very much. a lot of the ways dad and i related centered around the newspaper is this because we had that in common. he never urged me to become a reporter and i had no conscious him deaf tother follow him. when i was in the peace corps, my supervisor was an editor at the press enter fat -- the press enterprise. a good paper. offered to put in a good word for me.

when i was in the peace corps, my supervisor was an editor at the pressit was december of 1976 months after watergate. but the post was making its mark by then and i was perceived by be a political appointee, of sorts. one female reporter who became a good friend told me later when she saw me that first day, he is cute, but can he type? [laughter] yes i could, and i made sure i work harder than most, and soon, people have forgotten my last name was bradlee. i landed in my hometown at the boston globe, where i worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor. boston was, of course, dad's hometown as well. the city was vastly different than what it was when he grew up there, but he thought it was to parole real to continue through the ancient tribal wars.

when he called to check in on me, my father would always laugh and say, hey, how are the hearts treating you? other withase each affection. once, when i had to have minor surgery to get rid of a painful kidney shut -- kidney stone that would not pass, and i was worried about it, he thought i was too worried. by way of trying to calm me down, he asked, there will not be any press in the operating room covering it, will there be? as his comets grew, he would profess to be worried about becoming the first celebrity ever because of the journalistic credo that reporters should always just cover the news and never be part of it. but the truth is, he loved being a celebrity. he owns three date houses featured in architectural digest or house and garden magazine. have arranged for those spreads, but dad secretly like them as well.

he was not introspective in the least. about certain aspects of his life, but he did not dwell long, if at all, on personal fear. as david once wrote in the new gave the lie to socrates's idea that the unexamined life is not worth living. as is well-known, he was profane, and colorfully so. he would speckle off-color language into his everyday speech and into his writing as well. this was not gratuitous swearing, but just the natural way he expressed himself, a which even those with more delicate sensibilities grew to accept and enjoy. this is where i planned to tell ead" story, "dickh but that was told already, so i will move on.

the real thing i have for you is to have a good time while you are in your jobs. have a good time. will be great if you are having a good time. style, like the post section he named, was important to dad. he liked those who had it and of withe, he had it himself, those shirts. i am wearing one of his shirts in his honor today, and a tie as well. wear know they do not nearly as good on me as they did on him. he lived a full life and he was a man in full. he founded what he wanted professionally early on, but not personally until he found sally quinn. sally really made him happy. thank you. with dad before

he died and i'm glad i had that time with him toward the end. when he could still talk, i asked him if he was ready to check out. he thought for a minute and he said, not yet, but he was thinking about it. then he reached out to take my hand and he told me he loved me. i love him as well. >> i am the son of ben bradlee and sally quinn. a lot of people have been talking about my father as a legend and i have to agree. man.s a huge he was the simplest man i ever and he taught me, if you do

the little things well and treat everyone with respect, it can take you so much further than you ever anticipated. my father was the happiest man i ever met. i grew up with him telling me that my happiness made him happy. he never complained about anything. clap your hands if you feel like a room without a roof. clap your hands if you think happiness is the truth. when i hear these lines from a hit song, happy, i smile and think of dad. a room without a roof. that was my father. everyone who had ever met him wanted more of him. they wanted to be his best friend. they wanted to please him. they all react the same way. even though he would give each of them something different.

my father was the most courageous man i ever met. just be there for your kids might not he hugely creates it -- courageous, but especially at the beginning of my life, it was a courageous act. he could have said no, i cannot do this. loved and always underdog. he was always rooting for me, in part because he saw that i struggled more than most people to get by everyday. -- every day. he taught me that heart ache makes the life more interesting. he supported me and was teaching me and reassured me until he lost breath. much of what i have learned about life, i learned from working with dad. we did not take that much in the

words. eyes.st piercing i could feel his eyes across an open field, watching what i was doing. he never made me feel he was disappointed with me, but he always showed me i had to do some things better. he taught me how to keep healthy. you must study it and figure out what is right, and where do you want it to fall? to trust me how another person in the field. once the work is done, it is a small accomplishment that there is a big payoff. placee taking care of a he loves. it is about as good as it gets.

passes, i am realizing there are areas in life that you need to tend in the same way we used to tend our fields. most confidenthe man i ever met. he would never brag. he would play himself down. aboutmber someone asking , specifically the fishnet state secretary. yes, the worst secretary navy in history. [laughter] my father had the deepest voice and the broadest chest of anyone i ever met.

i used to put my head on his chest as a kid. his heart rate would be so loud. i would have to lay my head over to the right side of his chest. my father had the biggest heart of anyone i ever knew. people talk about his colorful language a lot. moste also had the colorful heart. people of all races and all walks of life, he could identify with anyone. he treated all people equally.

finally, my father was the strongest man i ever met. able to day he was speak, he could barely keep his eyes open. on that day, he was lying on his side and we lay down behind him. he just barely looked over his shoulder and said, "i have got a good feeling about you." "i love you." to me.ere his last words it is like someone inside the clip. -- quit. -- inside me quit.

i will take care of her. with those eyes of his again, he does not have to say anything. i cannot hear him. i get the message, hey, buddy, it is your turn, get it right, kid. i would like to end with a poem that came to me as dad was dying. i'm not a poet, but sometimes i get the urge. the lights turned down, but not off. the world goes silent. you hear not even a cough. gentle, not violence. for he is now the ages, no longer part of life's stages. andde our hearts may ache

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>> in our 38 years of nevership, ben bradlee said goodbye. he always said, keep the faith. i recently learned that the second letter of timothy was his favorite big goal passage. as for me, i am already being poured out as a libation. the time of my departure has come. i have fought the good fight. race. finished the i have kept the faith. reservedon, there is for me the crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that way. not -- on that day.

not only to me, but also those who long for his appearing. keep the faith, my friends. the word of the lord. >> thanks be to god. >> i cannot hope to add to the .oving chorus of the praise offered showed what friends love and admire and valued with this remarkable man appeared in the role of preacher, there is not a lot i can add to these tributes. but because i am a preacher, it

falls to me to say a brief word about what christian faith in regards to such a long and blessed and accomplished life. for are three readings scripture today. ecclesiastes telling us there is a season and a time for everything. you heard from the 23rd psalm the assurance that god's presence is with us as we make our way through life, which that we heard paul's famous discourse to the corinthians on the nature and purpose of love. each one of these passages reminds us of the final assurance of biblical religion. judaism and christianity, to be .ure, but islam also that final assurance is that human beings matter. , experiences,

joys, struggles, are all written on the heart of the one at the center of creation. if i listen to these readings, a comes to mind. nearly ended his words we heard him say this. we see now in the near, dimly, but and we will see face to face . now i know in part, then i will know fully even as i have been known. this room gathered in today are knowing, worldly type. we live our lives thinking that we know what is really going on. it suggests a deeper mystery of our human experience. we see only through a glass darkly.

our day-to-day lives are spent focused on the claims that tell us they are urgent. do not normally attend to the things that really matter. we do see through a glass darkly. every once in a while a person allows us to us see more clearly. just enough to point us towards what really counts. these people are not usually conventionally pious. but they help us to see things from god's point of view. us --oint us towards just justice. they point us towards compassion. they point us towards truth. they point us towards the sheer exuberance of being alive.

of the breadth and depth of human existence in all its possibilities. soundt trying to sentimental in a way that he would have found painful, i want to suggest that ben bradlee was one of these people. in his professional life, his family life, friendships, role as a live figure and citizen his work and values and commitments helped us to see through the dim darkness of our present moment into a glimpse of what life is finally all about. faith the final truth about life, god, and the universe and every one of us is embodied in the world -- the word love. it is acted out as affection and in our social relationships as justice. when we see through the dark

glass we see a universe whose power, violence, and selfishness will always give way to love and justice and hope. the former poet laureate, mark -- from the this shadow of domes and the city of blizzard of one, weightless, entered your room and made its way to the arm of the chair where you, looking up your book, saw it the moment it landed. that's all there was to it. 'sat i heard of ben bradlee passing, i thought immediately of this problem not -- i want -- tell them -- poem. i thought of it frankly because he was a blizzard of one. asingle human being, like

snowflake, precious in his uniqueness, going through life generating the energy of the snowstorm. , love, blizzard of life work, energy, and charm. thanking god for making, redeeming, and sustaining the universe in which load, justice, and compassion are finally the things that matter. i thank him for sending us messengers who help us to see through the dark glass of life into the luminous truth at the heart of the universe. , thank god that our personal public, and spiritual lives are and together in a single continuous fabric of love and justice. in other words, i thank god for ben bradlee. amen.

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resurrection and i am life. you consoled martha and mary and their distress. draw near to us those who mourn for benjamin and dry the tears of those who weep. the grave of lazarus, your friend. comfort us in our sorrow. life.ised the dead to give to our brother eternal life. paradise to the thieves who repented. bring our brother to the joys of heaven. comfort us and our sorrows at the death of our brother. let our faith the our constellation and internal life our hope. prayer thatther the our lord taught us, we say -- our father, who are in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. breads this day our daily as we forgive those who trespass intost us and lead us not temptation, deliver us from evil in the name of the kingdom, the father, and the glory forever and ever, amen. >> ben was my friend and my from 1975 until his death. that's nearly 40 years. i treasure our friendship. his hearty welcome. mike." his autobiography is entitled a "a good life," and

"for sallyinscribed ann quinn, who might of my life , who light upuinn my life." the end of our lives are cause,in with respect to time, place, and circumstances. but we hope is that. a soft landing. life and a good ending. for which sally deserves total credit. made this journey with her parents and knew how to travel this road. beginning with her total commitment to his welfare. she was extraordinary. doing whatever was necessary to assure that ben was comfortable

and well able to enjoy life with family and friends. quinn was always present. given his remarkable insights and their special bond, quinn knew where ben was and what would be comforting. carmen and george were exceptional caregivers, providing practical and tender care throughout this journey. life with ahe good good ending, care and loving support were ever present. now we mourn. but let us celebrate the life and legacy of our friendly, ben bradlee, the light up our lives. i am now going to say cut ash -- kaddish. it is the most recited prayer in judaism.

it dates back to the destruction of the second temple and the exiled jews to babylonia. it was originally written in aramaic. it is a player associated with morning, but it is not about morning. magnificence the and glory of god and the world created, whatever our challenges that are being tested. [speaking hebrew] exalted and hallowed be god's great name in the world that god created according to land. revealed injesty be the days of our lifetime and the

, speedily, israel imminently, to which we say amen. [speaking hebrew] blessed be god's great name through all intern at a. [speaking hebrew -- through all eternity. [speaking hebrew] blessed, praised, honored, exalted, extolled, glorified and lauded to be the name of the holy blessed one. beyond all earthly words and songs of blessing, praise, and .omfort, to which we say amen

[speaking hebrew] may there be a abundant piece from heaven and life were us and all of israel, to which we say amen. [speaking hebrew] may the one who creates piece on high bring peace to us and to all israel, for which we say amen. >> god of compassion, be near to all who call upon your name in the course of your daily life, work, and service. with worknd gift us that brings us joy and embodies concern for our neighbors. make us glad and grateful for the strength to serve you and togetherbor, weaved

the work of every hand and the foritment of every heart, we recognize our interdependence, responsibilities to each other, and mutuality of our destiny. let us pray to the lord. praying together, lord, make us instruments of your piece. where there is hatred, let us know love. where there is injury, pardon. where there is discord, union. where there is darkness, life. is despair, hope. rather is darkness, light. where there is sadness, joy. to be understood is as to understand, to be loved as to love. it is in the beginning that we receive and it is in pardoning

that we are pardoned. mr. you we are born to eternal life, amen. open our hearts to those who do stay face any great decisions. for all of them engage in settling the affairs of people and nations, for all who mold public opinions in our time, for all who write what others will read, send us forth to work another day surrounded by your lovingkindness. ,edge to faithful service standing in your strength and not our own. as former things pass away, god, make all things new. let us pray to the lord. thank you, god. overview the full, for

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into thine hands, o merciful savior, we concert -- we confirm thy servant, benjamin, she providing on -- thine own folder, a lamb of a -- thine own flock. receive him into the arms of thy mercy. give them blessed rest of everlasting peace, headed into the glorious company of life. the lord bless you and keep you. to shinemake it safe upon you and be gracious to you. the lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

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>> as we leave washington national cathedral, you can see the funeral for ben bradlee again tonight on c-span two. website, on our c-span.org. the funeral will be available there later today as well. >> turning to campaign 2014, tonight at 8 p.m. eastern live coverage of the louisiana senate debate between mary landrieu and bill cassidy. now, live to the white house for today's white house re-think. -- briefing. part ofis the best opening day. every team is tied for first place. while i previously believed that opening day was the greatest day of the baseball season, i can revise my remarks to say that

the day of game seven when your team is in the world series is bar none the big -- greatest day in baseball's season. >> [inaudible] >> they are on such a role that there is nothing that i could say here that would impact their performance tonight. i, like so many across the country, will be rooting for america's team tonight. that should be good. [laughter] on some serious topics i have a quick announcement and we will let you get started with bastions. president believe that expanding access to high-quality education is one of the most cost-effective investments that america can make. that is why the 2013 state of the union address called for expanding access to high-quality early childhood education for every child in america. since then the president has proposed a more serious investments in early childhood education and states and cities have expanded programs and

expanded access to preschool. as a continued part of this effort on december 10 the president will host a white house summit on early education. this summit will bring together a broad coalition of philanthropic and elected leaders as well as other stakeholders committed to high-quality early learning. during the summit the president will announce the states and communities that will receive the $250 million in preschool development grants and $500 million in early child care enhancement and expansion of high-quality infant and toddler care in high need communities. in addition to these announcements the president will, as you would expect, highlight new commitments to expand the early learning opportunities for children. we will have more details in the weeks to come, but it is certainly something to mark on your calendar, december 10. you have heard the president talking in the past about what

statistics show about children who have access to a high-quality early childhood education. that going through these programs correlates strongly with higher literacy and graduation rates and, interestingly, with lower dropouts, teen pregnancy, and incarceration rates. so, this is a worthy investment and i think many republicans have strongly advocated for it. the president is advocating and washington, d.c.. i would anticipate that you would hear the president talked about this quite a bit in the year to come, that you can look forward to him talking about it this year as well. with that one windup, darlene, i will let you get started. but that is the last baseball reference for the briefing, i promise. [laughter] is it appropriate for a senior administration official to refer to the israeli prime ...., andas chicken

does that refer to the administration at large? rights as a general matter not related to that story i will tell you that my job often youlves taken the product just described and turning it into chicken salad. i will do my best to answer your question in a straightforward way. is, comments like that do not reflect the view of the administration and we do believe that they are counterproductive. minister and the president have forged an effective partnership and they consult closely infrequently, doing so as recently as this .onth here in the oval office there is a very close relationship between the united states and israel, but that close relationship does not mean that we paper over our differences. the fact is that the united states has repeatedly made clear our view that settlement

activity is illegitimate and only serves to complicate in the region. the united states -- the relationship between us is as strong as ever. the security bonds between our nations are unbreakable. and there are strong links between the countries that are not just historic, but are also persistent. i think that the best illustration of that is something that occurs here in d.c. tomorrow. the president's national security adviser, susan rice, will be hosting her counterpart at the israeli national security delegation for the u.s. israel consultative group meeting. this is a biannual meeting in which senior officials from the united states and israel need to

engage in consultations on a broad range of regional and bilateral issues. fact thatng, and the it occurs every six months, serves as a testament to the unprecedented level of coordination and cooperation between the united states, israel, and between the president and prime minister. >> they just issued a pretty strong statement [inaudible] and administration officials who would say something that should basically be shown the door. does the president know who said that? will there be any sorts of -- anuences? >> in insert interesting observation by the speaker of the house who has a penchant for using salty language himself, it is pretty rich drama lecture about profanity from the speaker of the house. >> the prime minister? >> you would have to ask him. >> he has reportedly said that about the majority leader of the

senate, as long as we are talking about that, and i think that is notable. i will say that as a general matter that i am not aware of made those comments to mr. goldberg. i do not know if the president knows. i would be surprised if he did. is, anonymous comments like that on a range of issues are not particularly unique. a lot of you spend a lot of time talking to administration officials and trying to discern what those individuals have to say and how it reflects on ed states policy. the i can tell you here on record and on camera is that those comments do not reflect the united states position and do not reflect the personal views of the united states. i would again point to the recent meeting between the president and prime minister of israel earlier this month as an indication of this strong relationship between the two men

. it has often been observed that the president of the united they has spoken to no world leader than prime minister netanyahu. that's a relatively arbitrary concede, but i think it illustrates the nature of the relationship that exists between the president and the prime minister. this is a critically important relationship erie of the united states is as committed as it has ever been to the security of israel. recall earlier this summer the legislationd requested by the administration to spend $225 million on an iron dome system to protect israeli citizens from rockets being fired by extremist in gaza. is another illustration of the strong and enduring security betweenship that exists the united states and israel. and the fact that the obama administration specifically

requested this funding is indicative of the president's own personal commitment to the enduring security bond between the united states and israel. >> is it true that russia was behind the attempt to get into the white house computer system? hackers weref the going after something specific? or was it a fishing expedition? >> well, what i can tell you, darlene, is that the white house activity of some concern on the white house network. there is an ongoing effort to and toe that activity mitigate the risk associated with that activity. efforts,ntext of those the administration is continuing to learn all that we can about

those activities originated and what sorts of messages are associated with those activities. what i can tell you as a general matter is something that will not be particularly surprising to you. there are many people around the world who would love to gain greater insight to the activities of the united states government by collecting information from the white house network. that is why they are subject to daily cyberattacks and efforts to infiltrate. that means that the white house -- the government components responsible for cyber security are ever vigilant in

terms of assessing and reassessing and up aiding the sick your a posture around the white house network. take these kinds of activities very seriously, and it hase have been aware not affected the ability of staffers and those who use the theork to carry out important work that is done here on a daily basis. >> about one year ago the white house investigated the source of some other anonymous comments. a person tweeting anonymously just, directing vitriol at white house officials. they made sure that that person lost their job.

tothe white house committed punishing a person. >> anonymous comments that are contrary to administration policy on not particularly unique. i don't know if they are a daily occurrence. they may not rise to the level of the comments you are citing today, perhaps because the comments you are citing today are rather colorful. int i can tell you is that the clearest terms possible, in the most open forum possible, those comments as they were accurately not reflect at all this administration's view about the nation of israel, about the strength of the relationship between our two countries, or the leadership of that important ally. say whether the white

house is going to attempt to find out who said it and punish that person? effortn't know of any like that that's underway right now. again, there are anonymous comments like this that are shared with reporters like yourself on a pretty regular basis. what we have found to be the most effective tactic is to help all of you understand the proper context for those comments. in this case i am not sure there is a proper context, they are so opposition to the true view and policy of this administration. >> ebola for a second, what did they think of the state of maine saying that they would pursue quarantined? has long train spoken to officials? nature of know the any conversations between the white house and the officials. i would refer you to the cdc for

any conversations that may have taken place between health care experts at the cdc and public health officials in maine. the policy rolled out by this administration over the last week or so as it relates to health care workers was to ensure that state and local officials have the information that they needed in order to use their authority and judgment to protect the citizens of their state. enhanced screening measures that took the temperature of those individuals who were entering the united states who had recently traveled to west africa. involved collecting the contact information and travel plans of the individuals who fell into a certain category. been sharedtion has and will continue to be shared with state and local officials so that they can continue to take the steps necessary to protect those in their state.

as relates to any specific conversations that occurred, i just don't have any information. >> no comments on what is happening in maine, despite the public fight? cdc has laid out very clear guidelines that they believe should be in place. these are guidelines that were driven by science and the scientific knowledge that has been gained in the four decades the scientist seven adding ebola outbreaks -- been fighting ebola outbreaks. they have collected information that will make it possible for state and local officials to take the kinds of steps that they believed necessary to protect the kinds of -- to protect the citizens in their state. getting back to that comment , can younds with james -- have you been able to determine whether or not the common been made?

>> i do not say that to question goldberg,lism of mr. but i cannot. he has a lot of sources inside the administration. i didn't come here to undermine his reporting. i came here to make sure that all of you and your viewers understand the policy of the united states as it relates to prime and the service of minister netanyahu. the fact is that the united states and israel have an unshakable bond and that the kind of security cooperation betweenunderway officials in the israeli government, up to and including prime minister netanyahu, and officials in the united states government up to and including president obama indicate a very close coordination when it comes to matters of security. there are also a range of regional matters where the united eights work mostly with our allies in israel to ensure

that we are advancing the kinds benefities that will our ally in israel. >> mr. netanyahu responded by saying that he was not willing to make concessions that would endanger the country, but that he does have the sense that that is what the united states wants them to do? to make a concession that would endanger the people of israel? do you take issue with that? >> i would say that this is something that the prime minister himself would agree with, that it is the view of the united states of america that a two state solution to the dispute between the palestinian people and the nation of israel is one that is best resolved through a two state solution. we believe that the nation of living as a secure

jewish state in israel, side-by-side and it -- at peace with a secure palestinian state, that is one that is in the best interest of both sides. prime minister netanyahu himself has publicly indicated that he shares that view. thatis the resolution folks like secretary of state john kerry have worked assiduously to achieve. >> has the president called prime minister netanyahu to apologize on behalf of the official made the comment? >> i don't have any calls on the president scheduled to tell you confidently say that based on the numerous conversations that president obama and prime minister netanyahu have health, the prime minister is well aware of the obama that president personally places on the strength of the relationship between united satan israel. >> what about their personal relationship? it goes without saying, and many have made this observation, the

president and the prime minister have just sort of an icy relationship. is that a fair assessment? >> that's not the way that i would describe it. again, the president has spoken sorry, i will get it right -- president obama has spoken with prime minister netanyahu more times than any other world leader. an indication of the very close coordination that is underway and enduring between president obama and prime minister netanyahu. is the kind of relationship that exists between the united states and israel. the deep bond that i have referred to are enduring. they transcend individual presidencies. the fact of the matter is that president obama has worked hard to strengthen that relationship. i know that my predecessor used to tell the story of prime

minister netanyahu standing side-by-side with vice president that nobserving american administration had ever done as much as the obama to invest inn safety and security of the israeli people. in israel and it is a testament to the priority that this pleasant -- this president places on the security and the allies in the nation of israel. >> are you saying the white house does not know who is behind it? saying it would not be wise to discuss right now i exactly that is. the reason is simply that we have taken steps to evaluate this activity of concern and mitigate the risk associated with that activity. our efforts are ongoing.

by publicly revealing what we might know, it might affect the ability to learn more. we might have known russians have been pretty prolific in terms of hacking in recent months. it is a major concern up along capitol hill all along members of the intelligence committee, they talked about it. does the white house share the hackers, that they have been reading a lot of havoc in networks and government networks in the united states from u.s. allies? >> there are a number of nations and organizations around the world that are engaged in informationollect about u.s. government activity. it is not a surprise. we are certainly aware of the fact that those individuals or organizations or even countries might view the white house computer network as a valuable source of information.

that is why we should remain , updating and tweaking it when necessary. >> i know the white house said last night there is no damage done. dos it harm people to critical work for a time question mark -- a time? >> i would describe those impacts on the day-to-day activities at the white house as more inconvenient than anything else. steps were taken specifically to respond to this activity of concern and further evaluate that activity and mitigate the risk associated with that activity. the inconvenience i described is not the result of this activity

of concern, but was rather a response to it. richard. would like to know, more than what we witnessed last week in ottawa, intelligence reached the administration to ask for an increase in security around public links. >> it will not surprise you to hear i am not in a position to talk about what may be shared by our partners in canada. there is a close security and counterterrorism relationship between the u.s. officials. u.s. officials have been in frequent touch with counterparts in canada to respond to the tragic incidents of last week and try to address any ongoing threats that may exist either to

the canadian people or the american people. those conversations continue on a regular basis. a decision the secretary of homeland security made to change the posture of some government facilities in the u.s., i refer you to the homeland security department to provide you with additional information. >> i understand, even not fromng into details, canada, like informing the u.s. to be careful, general information, even if you do not like the details. >> i do not want to characterize conversations even at that level. it is essential communication and it speaks to the death of trust and coordination that exist between u.s. and canadian counterterrorism officials. those conversations are going on all the time. they ramped up in recent days,

but even when no one else is paying attention, our officials in the u.s. work closely with canadian officials to protect the population of both of our countries. in theng mutual trust fight against terrorist threats. our view the close coordination that exists strongly benefit the security of the people of canada and america. >> ebola. the president will highlight the describes ase he heroes, aid workers on the front lines here. and you have said the key to stopping this epidemic is to put soldiers on the ground. is there anything specific the administration is doing to

encourage or facilitate more medical personnel going to the hot zone to do with this crisis, besides highlighting their role? clearly, the key to stopping this epidemic. >> first, let me agree with what you said. what the scientists tell us is that the only way we could entirely eliminate the risk posed by the ebola virus to the entire american people is to stop the outbreak at the source. west is no outbreak at africa that have to be stopped. they require significant international commitments and this one will as well. the united states has made the greatest commitment to stopping the outbreak. the most important investment anyone has made to stopping the outbreak is the investment made by the president of the united states of department of defense resources to add logistical

expertise to west africa and speed the flow of equipment and personnel to the region. so much of what we see in west africa is a logistical challenge. we know how to stop an ebola but it requires the mobilization of health-care workers in the equipment they need to do their jobs safely. the department of defense, while not being responsible for treating ebola patients directly can be of significant assistance to health care workers already on the ground, moving around the region, having facilities where they can work, and having access to or they need to do their jobs safely and successfully. also important here, it is important to us to understand contribution and sacrifice made by health care workers who volunteer their time to travel to sf to work in very difficult

conditions to stop the ebola outbreak. of the kindflection of generosity that is worthy of our praise and respect. that is part of what is motivating the president's activity today. the president will be introduced today by the dr. kent brandley, who contracted ebola while working on the front lines against what -- west africa. he was the first person to be treated in the united states. he has also generously donated plasma to other ebola patients, all of whom come -- have recovered. >> he and others have said all this logistical support is important, but of little value if there are not enough medical records to do with it. is there anything that treats american doctors or others from

dealing with patients directly? we know the scientists, there is obviously some risk of doing it. we know americans treated here have survived. why is it there? at this point, that is not a policy under consideration. let me explain why. we have seen a significant commitment of the department of defense's logistical expertise has galvanized the international community. international community a clear indication the department of defense will be there to support ongoing defense efforts has bolster confidence in the effort that previously we back and countries unwilling to invest in a broader ebola response, because they were uncertain about how successful that response would be. after the president made a

significant commitment of resources to make sure supplies and equipment and personnel could get to the region, and that that transportation could be executed sufficiently, it inspired confidence in response. it made other organizations more willing to submit resources to the broader effort. it requires an international commitment to get this job -- done. will be done because of the leadership of the president of the united states. it will be successful because of the expertise and service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. but we know after fighting this disease in 40 years, it can be tract --stopped in his tracks. expert in the field but i think you're making a lot to inference. >> there is no [inaudible]

of this idea, of having american doctors go to deal with this. they're mostly volunteers and again, why is that line there? >> we made it near the kinds of policies put in place to protect american people when returning from west africa should place protecting the american people at the top of the list of priorities. that is the fundamental reason active monitoring policies are in place for those who return to sf the. we want to make sure we are not placing an undue hurt in on health care workers in west africa, because again, it will require -- it will require their expertise. that is why they reflect the

kinds of scientific advice we for 40ting from experts years now. >> ferguson, missouri, a lot of .xpectation the president has spoken out about this on a number of occasions. the attorney general said he was exasperated and matt about compromising the prospects there. one of the things the president was generally concerned about. as we get closer to this position, is the president still monitoring the situation and is he -- mindful of it? >> i do not want to make the mistake the attorney general warned against. i do not want to make a mistake that might be construed as compromising an ongoing investigation, and the ongoing deliberations of a grand jury that is reportedly complete. the president is aware of what is happening in ferguson and he is obviously not

involved directly in the legal process. you heard him speak about that process in this matter. it is one we continue to follow. point on that question. the administration has a long track record over many months complaining about leaks involving national security. we have seen threats to reporters who might be thrown into jail for leaks over him. to thetion going back israel story is, why are you kind of turning up this idea that you do not care who leads that story that insults of the prime minister of israel? you have gone after reporters again and again to find out who leaked information to them. when it comes to who insulted at prime minister, you do not care who released it. >> i do not think that is an accurate reflection of the policy or a refuse of the prime

minister of israel. they actually put in place measures under the leadership of the attorney general to ensure journalist's are able to do their job. the attorney general made a pretty clear statement about what i think we would all agree move.ommon sense we have made it clear and the attorney general made it clear what i think is a common sense principle, that journalists should not face jail time. view,s the point is, my and may that i am even speaking about my own personal view, my view about the effective way to deal with this is to make sure readers of you and your and viewers understand precisely what the administration's policy is when it comes to israel and the leadership. the fact of the matter is, the

united states continues to have an unbreakable commitment to the security of israel. that is lazy ongoing coordination and that is one reason the president's national security advisor susan rice is hosting a high-level israel delegation to talk about these matters. they just happen to be starting up tomorrow. the pointying to make that, as a reporter, i do not believe in investigations am a -- to getu to suggest information, who leaked what, and now, in this case, it does not seem to matter. why it wass as to leaked. >> what i'm's -- what i'm concerned about is two thanks. understand the commitment to principle about legitimate and thism,

administration's commitment to the ongoing security relationship that exists between the united states and israel. from this vantage point, that is the most i could do, but it is the most important thing for israel and prime minister netanyahu, although i do not not think he has any ambiguity about the situation. he speaks to the president on a regular basis, as early as this month in the oval office. >> we asked about the terrorist alert. first of all, can you clarify exactly what happened yesterday? is that actually the administration raising the terrorist threat in this country? from the people -- white house, are you telling the american people the terror threat level in the country has been raised? we are is not what saying. the responsibility of the secretary of homeland security to make decisions.

my understanding is in this case, the secretary was doing something we do relatively frequently, evaluate and upgrade where necessary the security posture around government facilities around the country. he knows that he made was specifically related to the need to change the security posture in government facilities. for details, i refer you to his office. sayingsu about the fbi people need to be more vigilant, you said, for quite some time, there has been a threat from isis, and there was no active , and to reason no, you said there was no concern. you are watching what was happening in canada, but you do not want anyone to think there is anything new. what changed since you said that last week? >> what i said last week is entirely consistent with what

was responding to the situation. the ties between this individual in canada and other extremists are under investigation. i caution the assumption that this individual, despite his claims, had close ties to isil. time, we frequently talked about concern related to foreign fighters, individuals to isil.closed ties in some cases, their individuals the location in iraq to take arms alongside i sail. they have gotten training and they are battle hardened. they demonstrated a wellness -- a willingness to die for the cause. we harbor a concern also about a category,t separate individuals who are vulnerable to radical position. of focuse been a lot

on the part of the administration to countering violent extremism and making sure we are closely with leaders voicesknown as prominent muslimmainstream community to counter the efforts by radicals and extremists using social media. august, it was said, this is like nothing we have ever seen it we have to prepare for anything. that was in august. raised there not any federal buildings anywhere in the country back in august? >> what changes we are always reviewing the security possible -- posture. i will not discuss intelligence, but there is no is an effort underway by the administration about whether there is a need to

adjust the security posture to meet existing threats. that means the security posture is constantly under review. sometimes, the changes are readily apparent to the general public and sometimes they are announced. sometimes, they are not apparent to the general public and not announced. this is something we are well aware requires vigilance in the united states of america. april. >> solve what happens around here the white house related to when there is conversation about the possibilities of what is going on in ferguson, has there ever been any thought of president obama actually going down there and trying to settle the situation? specificot know of conversations around that? around thisve been

when it first flared up. the president spoke a couple of times on the matter and made his views known pretty clearly. he has also been cautious, as we all have, about what ron said about the attorney general's comments today, which is that we do not want to be in a position onre we are having an impact ongoing legal action in ferguson . >> laois and not expect them to come out and say anything about ferguson and there are still aboutsations and reports the police chief possibly stepping down. we should not hear anything from him until after there is some news? >> as a general matter, there is currentlyke that planned. if plans change and you hear from the president, he will be mindful that we do not want to say anything that might compromise the ongoing grand

jury investigation. >> how does it impact the day today? how does it impact day-to-day activities in the white house? >> this has been going on for some time. there were inconveniences in the efforts we took him to mitigate to risk the activity post the broader network. but i would characterize those inconveniencesas . i would not get into the details . for obvious reasons, it is hard for me to stand here and detail toctly which steps we took mitigate some activity we are still evaluating. up to us,ean to be but i want to protect the take thef our experts

steps they believe are necessary to evaluate and mitigate the activity. >> leslie, you talk about the possibility of russia. abouttly, you talk reports of russia. it brings to mind snowden and what is going on in that situation. there still efforts to bring him back here and have him tried for treason? >> i have to admit i think that question but he had not occurred to me this morning. i can understand why someone ,lse might have thought of that but it did not occur to me. i would call into the state department for more information on him.

>> generally, can you talk about what kinds of threats and how you get tipped off? into measurest related to protecting the system. as a general matter, the kinds bytactics that are used groups and organizations seeking to collect information about the u.s. government are focused on the white house network. i think they make a common sense assumption. that is what i am told by the experts, that on a daily basis, there are outside organizations .eeking to collect information that is why we take our security posture or these threats very we'resly, and why constantly reviewing and updating and, where necessary, adjusting the security posture.

>> you were tipped off to identify concern. >> i am not in a position to talk in any detail about how the nature of this threat was detected, i am not interested in talking about the methods and what we know about what was used about -- by the individual conducting the activity as concerned? reporting, there was there were regular briefings on a cyber attack in jpmorgan, and that the president at this point had expressed a desire to find what was going on, and this was food and retaliating against the sanctions posed because of the situation in the ukraine.

,his earlier attack on jpmorgan did the president expressed a desire to -- >> i had not seen the report, but i can look back into it. >> another subject, the ice is video i am sure you saw that was put out yesterday featuring a british hostage, the video was apparently shot was quite an elaborate production, apparently done in recent days with drone video footage. what does this say about how disrupt isis,to as elaborate as it was, and apparently done right in the middle of the bonnie, a city we spent so much time trying to drive back? >> there is not a whole lot i

can say about the video other than to say, it is being evaluated by our intelligence agencies in this country. it did feature a british citizen who is currently being held against his will by isil. we will renew our call for his release. the other thing i would do is refer you to my colleagues at the department of defense to better characterize the impact the military air campaign has -- on isil and there are ability to operate in the area. i would concede that there are limitations associated with relying, at this point, only on military air strikes. a core component of our strategy is insuring we have local ground forces that can take the fight to isil on the ground. active steps are being taken to , that oure serious

partners and allies in the region, including saudi arabia and turkey have committed to hosting these training and equipment operations. arenticipate that as these trained and equipped forces, they will be significantly enhanced, when they are backed up by members of the united states coalition. julie. about health care workers who go to treat ebola patients and that they should be appreciated. it is clear from what is being said that she does not feel that that hers alleging rights may be violated. i am just wondering if anything is done to try to intervene, and given that this a rose in new jersey and new york, will you be where the white

house state by state will have to lean on governors and state officials not to go too far in quarantine? >> we talked a little bit about this on monday, that state and local officials have a story when it comes to putting in procedures they believe are necessary when it comes to populations in the jurisdiction. i am not aware of specific policies put in place and i am not in a position to characterize conversations that have taken place by hhs or even here in the white house. i will look to see if we can collect more information on that that can be shared with you. as a general matter, we have made it clear what we believe should be the policy governing the monitoring that should be returned related to the monitoring of health for those who returned.

there is a specific protocol the out that are dependent on an individualized assessment of risk associated with individuals returning to the country from west africa. i do not know which category she falls into. of what sorts of policies and protocols the state of maine has adopted for monitoring her health. it is hard to answer your question, other than to say, we have been clear as an administration what policies we believe are appropriate for ensuring the safety and well-being of populations in this country. that.e been clear about we also believe it is important to not place undue burden on health officials returning from west